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Based on
the PBS special ÒSandwiches That You Will LikeÓ, Becky
Mercuri wrote the companion booklet for the show and was asked by Gibbs Smith
to write about a signature sandwich from each state. When she got to Virginia,
she knew that she wanted to feature country ham. She found my old web pages
on curing and preparing country hams and recognized me from other internet
discussions of Barbecue and food history and culture. She called and asked if
we had a special sandwich featuring country hams and I said ÒOf course we do
. . . Give me a minuteÓ, and The Virginia Sandwich was created right then and
there. Read the story with the recipe.
The following is from Gibbs Smith, Publishers:
Got a hankering for a Kentucky Hot Brown? A serious need
for a Navajo Taco? Craving an authentic Florida Cuban? Then this is the
cookbook for you! You can thank John Montagu, the Fourth Earl of Sandwich,
for its invention, though he probably wasn't the first guy to put stuff
between two pieces of bread. No matter who created it, the sandwich is still
the king of food in America. We eat more than 45 billion sandwiches per year,
with the average person consuming 193 sandwiches annually! That's a lot of
mustard! From Po'Boys to Lobster Rolls, Buffalo Burgers to
Muffalettas, Becky Mercuri has a recipe for every sandwich imaginable, and a
location in each region where you can find the real thing. Or, fix up a mess
of your favorite regional sammies without ever leaving the comfort of your
own kitchen! Learn about the history of the sandwich, the birth of
Wonder Bread, the influence of immigrant flavors and foods, and the origins
of each unique regional specialty sandwich in this affordable little American
culinary road trip. |
